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Strong's H8462 תְּחִלָּה (techillah)

Techillah means “commencement” — full meaning, definition, and every linked Bible usage across the indexed canon.

Strong's Number H8462
Language Hebrew
Linked Usages 21
Books 13

Strong's H8462 Quick Answer

Strong's H8462 תְּחִלָּה (tchillah) is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. tchillah (tekh-il-law') n-f. 1. a commencement 2. rel. original (adverb, -ly) It has 21 linked Bible usages across 13 books. Visible English usage signals include first, beginning, and begin. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.

Meaning
tchillah (tekh-il-law') n-f. 1. a commencement 2. rel. original (adverb, -ly)
Usage
21 linked usages
Books
13 indexed books
Corpus
Old Testament
Usage Words
first, beginning, and begin

Meaning and Definition

tchillah (tekh-il-law') n-f. 1. a commencement 2. rel. original (adverb, -ly) [from H2490 in the sense of opening] KJV: begin(-ning), first (time). Root(s): H2490

Original Word
תְּחִלָּה
Transliteration
tchillah
Derivation
Root: חלל First root strongs: 2490
Morphology
noun fem

Across Lexicons

How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's H8462. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.

How Strong's H8462 Is Translated

The English word each shown verse actually uses to render tchillah, taken from the interlinear word alignment (the same word underlined in the excerpts below). Where a rendering is used more than once, the count is shown.

first Judges 1:1 beginning Genesis 13:3 begin Nehemiah 11:17

How Strong's H8462 Usage Compares

Indexed coverage includes Old Testament. Each section below keeps corpus counts and sample passages visible so readers can compare the word across contexts instead of reading one flat concordance list.

  • The largest indexed corpus on this page is Old Testament with 21 linked usages.
  • The linked rows are Old Testament Hebrew usage, grouped by book for fast canonical scanning.

Strong's H8462 by Corpus

Indexed usage grouped by testament and extended corpus so readers can compare this word across the Bible, Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where present.

Strong's H8462 in the Old Testament

21 indexed usages in Old Testament.

Genesis 13:3 KJV

And he went on his journeys from the south even to Bethel, unto the place where his tent had been at the beginning, between Bethel and Hai;

Genesis 41:21 KJV

And when they had eaten them up, it could not be known that they had eaten them; but they were still ill favoured, as at the beginning. So I awoke.

Genesis 43:18 KJV

And the men were afraid, because they were brought into Joseph's house; and they said, Because of the money that was returned in our sacks at the first time are we brought in; that he may seek occasion against us, and fall upon us, and take us for bondmen, and our asses.

Usage Excerpts

First 21 linked usage excerpts for Strong's H8462.

Genesis 13:3 Old Testament, KJV
And he went on his journeys from the south even to Bethel, unto the place where his tent had been at the beginning, between Bethel and Hai;
Genesis 41:21 Old Testament, KJV
And when they had eaten them up, it could not be known that they had eaten them; but they were still ill favoured, as at the beginning. So I awoke.
Genesis 43:18 Old Testament, KJV
And the men were afraid, because they were brought into Joseph's house; and they said, Because of the money that was returned in our sacks at the first time are we brought in; that he may seek occasion against us, and fall upon us, and take us for bondmen, and our asses.
Genesis 43:20 Old Testament, KJV
And said, O sir, we came indeed down at the first time to buy food:
Judges 1:1 Old Testament, KJV
Now after the death of Joshua it came to pass, that the children of Israel asked the LORD, saying, Who shall go up for us against the Canaanites first, to fight against them?
Judges 20:18 Old Testament, KJV
And the children of Israel arose, and went up to the house of God, and asked counsel of God, and said, Which of us shall go up first to the battle against the children of Benjamin? And the LORD said, Judah shall go up first.
Ruth 1:22 Old Testament, KJV
So Naomi returned, and Ruth the Moabitess, her daughter in law, with her, which returned out of the country of Moab: and they came to Bethlehem in the beginning of barley harvest.
2 Samuel 17:9 Old Testament, KJV
Behold, he is hid now in some pit, or in some other place: and it will come to pass, when some of them be overthrown at the first, that whosoever heareth it will say, There is a slaughter among the people that follow Absalom.
2 Samuel 21:9 Old Testament, KJV
And he delivered them into the hands of the Gibeonites, and they hanged them in the hill before the LORD: and they fell all seven together, and were put to death in the days of harvest, in the first days, in the beginning of barley harvest.
2 Samuel 21:10 Old Testament, KJV
And Rizpah the daughter of Aiah took sackcloth, and spread it for her upon the rock, from the beginning of harvest until water dropped upon them out of heaven, and suffered neither the birds of the air to rest on them by day, nor the beasts of the field by night.
2 Kings 17:25 Old Testament, KJV
And so it was at the beginning of their dwelling there, that they feared not the LORD: therefore the LORD sent lions among them, which slew some of them.
Ezra 4:6 Old Testament, KJV
And in the reign of Ahasuerus, in the beginning of his reign, wrote they unto him an accusation against the inhabitants of Judah and Jerusalem.
Nehemiah 11:17 Old Testament, KJV
And Mattaniah the son of Micha, the son of Zabdi, the son of Asaph, was the principal to begin the thanksgiving in prayer: and Bakbukiah the second among his brethren, and Abda the son of Shammua, the son of Galal, the son of Jeduthun.
Proverbs 9:10 Old Testament, KJV
The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom: and the knowledge of the holy is understanding.
Ecclesiastes 10:13 Old Testament, KJV
The beginning of the words of his mouth is foolishness: and the end of his talk is mischievous madness.
Isaiah 1:26 Old Testament, KJV
And I will restore thy judges as at the first, and thy counsellors as at the beginning: afterward thou shalt be called, The city of righteousness, the faithful city.
Daniel 8:1 Old Testament, KJV
In the third year of the reign of king Belshazzar a vision appeared unto me, even unto me Daniel, after that which appeared unto me at the first.
Daniel 9:21 Old Testament, KJV
Yea, whiles I was speaking in prayer, even the man Gabriel, whom I had seen in the vision at the beginning, being caused to fly swiftly, touched me about the time of the evening oblation.
Daniel 9:23 Old Testament, KJV
At the beginning of thy supplications the commandment came forth, and I am come to shew thee; for thou art greatly beloved: therefore understand the matter, and consider the vision.
Hosea 1:2 Old Testament, KJV
The beginning of the word of the LORD by Hosea. And the LORD said to Hosea, Go, take unto thee a wife of whoredoms and children of whoredoms: for the land hath committed great whoredom, departing from the LORD.
Amos 7:1 Old Testament, KJV
Thus hath the Lord GOD shewed unto me; and, behold, he formed grasshoppers in the beginning of the shooting up of the latter growth; and, lo, it was the latter growth after the king's mowings.

All Indexed Usage Links

Every indexed verse link for Strong's H8462, grouped by book.

Genesis 4 usages, Old Testament
Judges 2 usages, Old Testament
Ruth 1 usage, Old Testament
2 Samuel 3 usages, Old Testament
2 Kings 1 usage, Old Testament
Ezra 1 usage, Old Testament
Nehemiah 1 usage, Old Testament
Proverbs 1 usage, Old Testament
Ecclesiastes 1 usage, Old Testament
Isaiah 1 usage, Old Testament
Daniel 3 usages, Old Testament
Hosea 1 usage, Old Testament
Amos 1 usage, Old Testament

Strong's H8462 FAQ

What does techillah (תְּחִלָּה) mean?

Techillah (Strong's H8462) is a Hebrew word most simply glossed "commencement". tchillah (tekh-il-law') n-f. 1. a commencement 2. rel. original (adverb, -ly)

How many times is techillah (תְּחִלָּה) used in the Bible?

This page currently indexes 21 linked usages for Strong's H8462 across 13 books.

Where can I study techillah (תְּחִלָּה) in context?

Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H8462 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.

What English words translate techillah (תְּחִלָּה)?

The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as first, beginning, and begin. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.